Comments for Christina and Emily's IR Weblog http://christinaemily.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:39:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Iran and Morality by Michael Miller http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/iran-and-morality/#comment-17 Michael Miller Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:39:35 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/iran-and-morality/#comment-17 While I understand that many fear Iran's nuclear capabilities, I feel that the larger issue is nuclear weapons in general. Is it moral for anyone to have them? Also, can we blame other countries for building them when we have so many. Having nuclear weapons can be seen as a defensive maneuver, guaranteeing that countries with nuclear weapons cannot take advantage of others. No one country is crazy enough to actually use nuclear weapons in an aggressive move against any other country because of the consequences. Thus I think it is hypocritical of the United States to bring sanctions against Iran or any other nation for creating something we already have a stockpile of. While I understand that many fear Iran’s nuclear capabilities, I feel that the larger issue is nuclear weapons in general. Is it moral for anyone to have them? Also, can we blame other countries for building them when we have so many. Having nuclear weapons can be seen as a defensive maneuver, guaranteeing that countries with nuclear weapons cannot take advantage of others. No one country is crazy enough to actually use nuclear weapons in an aggressive move against any other country because of the consequences. Thus I think it is hypocritical of the United States to bring sanctions against Iran or any other nation for creating something we already have a stockpile of.

]]> Comment on Iran and the State by christinapfaff http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/iran-and-the-state/#comment-8 christinapfaff Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:51:07 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-8 For some reason, I am unable to format this correctly. It won't let me separate it into paragraphs. No matter how many spaces I insert between them, they don't show up once it's published. Hmmm... For some reason, I am unable to format this correctly. It won’t let me separate it into paragraphs. No matter how many spaces I insert between them, they don’t show up once it’s published. Hmmm…

]]> Comment on IR Theories in Relation to the Issues in Iran by jd http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/ir-theories-in-relation-to-the-issues-in-iran/#comment-7 jd Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:51:33 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-7 Great post! You may want to visit a website called justforeignpolicy.org, which has this new video about Iran and its history. http://www.follyofattackingiran.org/ Great post! You may want to visit a website called justforeignpolicy.org, which has this new video about Iran and its history.

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]]> Comment on Our Topic of Interest by jd http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/our-topic-of-interest/#comment-6 jd Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:03:54 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-6 Good and interesting topic. There is a lot you could write and post about here, including issues of regional hegemony, religion and politics, and, of course, nuclear proliferation and non-proliferation. Good and interesting topic. There is a lot you could write and post about here, including issues of regional hegemony, religion and politics, and, of course, nuclear proliferation and non-proliferation.

]]> Comment on How We by jd http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/how-we/#comment-5 jd Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:50:34 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/how-we/#comment-5 Excellent post! Travel and your power as a consumer seems to be the modal response. Well done! Excellent post! Travel and your power as a consumer seems to be the modal response. Well done!

]]> Comment on My Big, Life-Changing Event by jd http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/my-big-life-changing-event/#comment-4 jd Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:35:52 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/my-big-life-changing-event/#comment-4 Very nice posts, both of you! Very nice posts, both of you!

]]> Comment on My Big, Life-Changing Event by emilymonich http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/my-big-life-changing-event/#comment-3 emilymonich Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:24:32 +0000 http://christinaemily.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/my-big-life-changing-event/#comment-3 If I had to pick one event that I consider to be life changing, I would pick the day I chose to go to University of Richmond instead of becoming a professional ballet dancer. The life of a college student and the life of a ballet dancer are polar opposites, and to this day I still try to adjust to being "a normal person." Since I went to a performing arts high school, I always thought that ballet was what I would pursue as a career, even though I knew that I'd always go to college. After auditioning for several ballet companies and getting offers for contracts but deciding to go to college, I feel like my life path has become less narrow because there are automatically more possibilities in my life. No longer do I have to spend eight hours a day in a ballet studio or work on a variation until 11 o'clock at night. I've been able to pursue other interests that I literally never knew I had because ballet is such a consuming art form. Further, I feel less judgmental of myself and truly feel a sense of liberation (as cheesy and corny as that sounds). The skills ballet gave me were not only physical but mental and ethical as well; I will always carry these skills with me, and I will always have a passion for ballet, but I realize now that being a professional dancer would not have made me as happy as I am now. If I had to pick one event that I consider to be life changing, I would pick the day I chose to go to University of Richmond instead of becoming a professional ballet dancer. The life of a college student and the life of a ballet dancer are polar opposites, and to this day I still try to adjust to being “a normal person.” Since I went to a performing arts high school, I always thought that ballet was what I would pursue as a career, even though I knew that I’d always go to college. After auditioning for several ballet companies and getting offers for contracts but deciding to go to college, I feel like my life path has become less narrow because there are automatically more possibilities in my life. No longer do I have to spend eight hours a day in a ballet studio or work on a variation until 11 o’clock at night. I’ve been able to pursue other interests that I literally never knew I had because ballet is such a consuming art form. Further, I feel less judgmental of myself and truly feel a sense of liberation (as cheesy and corny as that sounds). The skills ballet gave me were not only physical but mental and ethical as well; I will always carry these skills with me, and I will always have a passion for ballet, but I realize now that being a professional dancer would not have made me as happy as I am now.

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